It is interesting to me, then, that during the height of politically unchallenged Nazi ascendancy, a children’s film was produced in the United States that clarifies the meaning of conscience and the ...

Tuesday evening, the Jewish people will celebrate the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai as we observe the Festival of Shavuot. Jiminy Cricket offered Pinocchio advice: ...

In the classic story, “Pinocchio,” Jiminy Cricket served as conscience to the little wooden boy. Jiminy prodded Pinocchio to do right and to avoid wrong. Jiminy tried to produce a sense of guilt when ...

He encourages Pinnochio to always let his conscience be his guide. Outside of this animated Disney movie, however, several other characters use Jiminy Cricket as a source of inspiration and even as an ...

In an era when Nazi-reminiscent groups and violence are on the rise, it is good to return to this gracious and anti-authoritarian morality tale. Centering genuine, personal attentiveness to conscience ...